fatua
[ˈfat̪wa]
The verdict
“fatua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas re...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fatua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfat̪wa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fatua” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fatua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfat̪wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas re...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fatua, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is fatua, spelled F-A-T-U-A.
Definition
- 1Dictamen sobre algún punto de la sharia, la ley religiosa del Islam, pronunciado por un experto llamado muftí o un panel de los mismos, cuyo conjunto constituye el fiqh o jurisprudencia en temas religiosos.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fatua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-T-U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfat̪wa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.